Sablan
Municipality
Municipality of Sablan
Street in Sablan
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Sablan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°29′48″N 120°29′15″E / 16.4967°N 120.4875°E / 16.4967; 120.4875
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Province	Benguet
District	Lone district
Barangays	8 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Alfredo B. Dacumos Jr.
• Vice Mayor	Arthur C. Baldo
• Representative	Nestor B. Fongwan
• Electorate	8,333 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	105.63 km2 (40.78 sq mi)
Elevation	497 m (1,631 ft)
Highest elevation	1,117 m (3,665 ft)
Lowest elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	11,588
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
• Households	2,819
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	10.58 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 88 million (2020), 45 million (2012), 44.55 million (2013), 49.59 million (2014), 57.5 million (2015), 68.99 million (2016), 69.71 million (2017), 74.72 million (2018), 76.62 million (2019), 94.82 million (2021), 123.4 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 216.7 million (2020), 53.61 million (2012), 68.01 million (2013), 77.94 million (2014), 85.95 million (2015), 115.5 million (2016), 152.9 million (2017), 169.3 million (2018), 212.2 million (2019), 273.3 million (2021), 213.4 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 70.75 million (2020), 13.75 million (2012), 40.41 million (2013), 40.59 million (2014), 43.07 million (2015), 47.03 million (2016), 51.63 million (2017), 62.21 million (2018), 67.07 million (2019), 72.94 million (2021), 95.04 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 43.28 million (2020), 6.68 million (2012), 21.36 million (2013), 31.34 million (2014), 35.76 million (2015), 32.97 million (2016), 362.6 million (2017), 40.2 million (2018), 65.51 million (2019), 47.34 million (2021), 47.16 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2614
PSGC	141112000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Kankanaey Ibaloi Ilocano Tagalog

Sablan, officially the Municipality of Sablan (Ilocano: Ili ti Sablan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sablan), is a municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,588 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.^[3]

The term "Sablan" was derived from the local word "Sabdang", a local tree which thrived in the area.^[5]

Sablan was created officially as a municipal district on July 1, 1927, under Executive Order No. 61 dated May 17, 1927 by then American Governor General Leonard Wood.

Sablan is at the mid-western tip of Benguet. It is bounded by Kapangan on the north, Tublay on the northeast, La Trinidad on the east, Baguio in the southeast, Tuba in the south, Aringay on the southwest, and Burgos to the west.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 105.63 square kilometres (40.78 sq mi) ^[6] constituting 3.81% of the 2,769.08-square-kilometre- (1,069.15 sq mi) total area of Benguet.

Sablan is 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Baguio, 26 kilometres (16 mi) from provincial capital La Trinidad, and 285 kilometres (177 mi) from Manila.

Sablan is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.^[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020[3]		2010[8]
141112002	Bagong	6.2%	719	764	▾	−0.61%
141112003	Balluay	5.8%	667	507	▴	2.78%
141112004	Banangan	17.2%	1,994	1,756	▴	1.28%
141112005	Banengbeng	7.7%	889	1,108	▾	−2.18%
141112006	Bayabas	21.3%	2,465	2,068	▴	1.77%
141112007	Kamog	12.8%	1,488	1,064	▴	3.41%
141112010	Pappa	5.4%	624	594	▴	0.49%
141112011	Poblacion	23.7%	2,742	2,650	▴	0.34%
	Total		11,588	11,588		0.00%

In the 2020 census, Sablan had a population of 11,588.^[3] The population density was 110 inhabitants per square kilometre (280/sq mi).

Poverty incidence of Sablan

Sablan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Benguet, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

As of 2014, Sablan has 14 public elementary schools and 2 public secondary schools.^[22][23][24]

Saint Louis School of Sablan is the only private secondary school in the municipality, located at Barangay Poblacion.

A major road within Sablan include Naguilian Road (formerly Quirino Highway).

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  Municipal hall
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  Downtown Sablan
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  Fruit and souvenir stalls along Naguilian Road
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  Immaculate Conception Parish Church
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  Rural landscape

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